Watering-bowl



W. A. ANDREW..

` WATERING BowL.

-APPLlCATlON FILED JAN. 14. |920.

1,345, 1 1 3. Patented June 29, 1920.

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WILBURA. ANDREW, or EVANSVILLE, WISCONSIN.

WATERING-BOWL".

Specification of Letters Patent. v A1.3311511151 Jun@ 29,1920.

Application filed January 14, 1920. Serial No. 351,338.

To all whom t may Concern.'

Be it known that I, WILBUR A. ANDREW,

a citizen of the United States, residing atl Evansville, in the county of Rock and State of Illisconsin, `have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watering Bowls, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to a watering bowl and has for its principal object the production of a bowl provided with means for y automatically filling same.

Another object of this invention. is the l production of a bowl which is connected with a valve so that when the bowl becomes empty, same will rise shifting the valve to an open position and when the bowl is full it will lower thereby closing the valve.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a spring adapted to hold the bowl containing the water and means provided for applying the propertension to said spring.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain novel arrange ments, constructions and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the kaccompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of my invention, and i Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

By referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals it will be seen that 1 designates the main` support which may be a post orpole or any suitable means. Mounted upon this support 1 is situated the horizontally extending bars 3 which are held to the support 1 by means of the clamps 2 and the bolt and nut 5. These bars 3 terminate in theeyes 4 which are substantially square and adapted to receive the slide rod 6 which is ixedly held within the eyes 4cbvmeans of rivets. This slide bar 6 is substantially square in cross section and is adapted to receive the webs 7 which are integral with the bowl 8. These webs 7 have a substantially square opening for receiving the guide bars 6. VThe bowl 8V maybe of any suitable construction and is provided at its top portion with a link 9 for receiving the coiled spring 10 which has at its bottom a hook and atits to an eye for receiving the bolt 12' whic has at its bottom an eye 11. y `The bolt 12 passes through an eye provided at the terminal of vthe bar 14. This bar, 14 is held upon the support 1 by means-of the clamp 15 by a bolt and nut or some other suitable means. In order to provide the proper tension to the spring 10 the end of thebolt 12 is threaded and adapted to receive the.` thumb nut 13 for holding same in the desired adjusted position within the` eye of the bar 14. i

Upon the bottom surface of the bowl'y is. provided theV lug having an eye 16` adapted to engage the eyeprovided in the.

valve stem 15 which extends-into the valve 18. A supply pipe 19 leads into the valve 18 which is in turn threadedly connected to vthe pipe 2O which extends Ahorizontally and is connected tothe pipe 21. by means of the elbow 22. The vertical pipe 21 eX- tends upwardly and over the bowl so as to formthe hooked portion 23.

As shown inFig. y1 the device is in the position taken when the tank is full and the valve 18 is closed. As this bowl 8 kbecomes empty' it will be seen that.v the spring 10 will raise the bowll 8 thereby Y pulling upwardly upon the valve stem 17 thereby opening the valve 18 so as to allow water to pass from the supply pipe 19 through the valve 18 and through the pipe thereby` preventingy any swinging movement of the bowl 8. i

From the above description it will be seen that my invention may be easily assem-y bled `and disassembled and is very simple of construction. The above description relates to what I call the preferred form` of my invention and I wish it understood that I may make such4 changes in arrangement and construction of parts as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, supporting bars lprovided with square openings attached to said support, a slide bar fitting in said openings of said bars, a watering bowl, means provided for slidably connecting said Watering bowl to said slide bar, a water supply pipe leading into said bowl, a valve situated upon said pipe, a link provided i on the bottom portion of said bowl and connected to the valve stem of said valve whereby when said bowl is raised or lowered-said valve will be opened or closed, and means provided for raising said bowl.

'2. In a device ofthe class described, the

combination of a main support, bars at-V taehed to said support and provided with square eyes lin their terminals, a slide rod mounted within the eyes of said bars 'and being substantially square in cross section,

' a bowl having webs extending rearwardly and means provided for supporting said spring.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a support, a bowl, means for attaching said bowl in Vslidable relation with said support, a water supply' pipe leading into said bowl, a valve situatedupon said pipe, means for connecting said valve with said bowl whereby when said bowlis raised or lowered said' valve will be opened oi' closed, a link situated upon the -top portion of said bowl, a coilspring connected Yto said link, a threaded bolt connected tothe other end of said coil spring, a thumb nut'V provided upon the threaded portion ein said belt, a horizontal bar provided with an eye in its terminal fi'Xedly attached to said support, said bolt adapted to pass through' the `terminal of said Y' bar, whereby saidV spring will normally hold saidVV bowl in an elevated position. y

In testimony wli'ereof'l affix my in presence of two witnesses. 'Y Y wiLBUR A. ANDREW.

l/Jitnessesz R. B. SN-YDER, F. P. BENNE'I'IB V signature 

